Edward Furlong

A decade after his star-making role in James Cameron's action blockbuster "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), former teen actor Edward Furlong's rap sheet and reported drug use served as a cautionary...
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Troubled actor Edward Furlong is single again after his divorce from actress Rachael Kneeland was finalised. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day actor and his estranged wife, also known by her stage name of Rachael Bella, have spent years feuding over child support payments and various legal issues since she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences in 2009.
They are now officially divorced after a court ruling last week (ends29Jun14) officially dissolved the union, but they are still locked in a financial battle, according to TMZ.com.
The former couple is parents to a young son, Ethan.

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A great many actors have stepped up to play the ever-changing face of John Connor, but the upcoming Terminator reboot, Terminator: Genesis, may have just found its newest savior. According to Deadline, Jason Clarke is in talks to play John Connor, the fabled leader of the human resistance who is destined to save humanity from a sentient artificial intelligence.
If Clarke is chosen for the role, he would join the ranks of Edward Furlong, Nick Stahl, Christian Bale, and Thomas Dekker, who have previously portrayed the character in the franchise’s various incarnations across film and television. The Terminator reboot has also been searching for a new Sarah Connor, John's no-nonsense mother, who was originally played with fire and gusto by Linda Hamilton. Actresses Emilia Clarke and Brie Larson have both been short-listed for the role, and since both are significantly younger than Clarke, there’s bound to be a significant amount of time travel throughout the movie, something the series has dabbled in extensively throughout its history. Arnold Schwarzenegger is also slated to reprise his role as the Terminator, but the film would be better served casting an actor that isn't so far past his sell-by date. Schwarzenegger isn't nearly as physically imposing as he was in 1984, and the series could use a break from its old patterns.
The last film in the series, Terminator: Salvation, marked the second dud in a row for the franchise that has been plagued with recycled ideas and creative misdirection since its third film. The series has had trouble stopping itself from dipping into the well of worn ideas and repeating itself. Hopefully, director Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) can breathe some much needed imagination into a series that hasn’t done much (besides the short-lived Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series) to justify its existence beyond its first two excellent entries. A good first step would be casting someone else as the Terminator instead of Schwarzenegger, but Arnold's return seems like an inevitability at this point. Maybe Hollywood can manage to produce a good Terminator film before our Roombas start their campaign for human extinction.
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Actor Jason Clarke is in talks to join the cast of the Terminator reboot. The Zero Dark Thirty star is up for the role of John Connor, the leader of the resistance army battling to defeat the robotic Terminators, according to Deadline.com.
The character was first referred to in the original film in 1984 and, in 1991, Edward Furlong took on the role.
The news comes a week after movie studio bosses at Paramount announced a TV series is being developed in conjunction with the new movie.
In addition to the reports surrounding Clarke's casting, actresses Brie Larson and Emilia Clarke have emerged as the front runners to play Connor's mother Sarah.
Terminator: Genesis, which will also feature Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, is set to hit theatres in July, 2015.

Troubled actor Edward Furlong has escaped jail time after striking a plea deal over assault charges. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was accused of assaulting his girlfriend during a bust-up in May (13), as well as violating a restraining order, battery, dissuading a witness by force or threat and vandalism.
The 35 year old struck a deal with prosecutors in Los Angeles on Monday (01Jul13) when he pleaded no contest to an amended charge of willful infliction of corporal injury on a cohabitant or spouse so that six other charges against him would be dropped.
He was handed 61 days behind bars, but was credited for time served. L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Mark Zuckman handed him five years' probation and ordered him to spend 90 days in rehab, as well as 52 weeks of domestic violence counselling.
Zuckman also demanded that Furlong have no contact with his victim and extended a protective order against him to cover the enteriety of his probabtion.

Former Terminator star Edward Furlong faces four years behind bars after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, actress Monica Keena. The former child star has been charged with felony dissuading a witness by force or threat and felony vandalism following claims he damaged his former lover's laptop and photo equipment during a dispute at her home last month (May13).
Furlong is also accused of threatening her if she called the police, according to TMZ.com.
The actor was arrested following the altercation on suspicion of violating a protective order she had obtained against him.
He has also been charged with disobeying a domestic restraining order - a misdemeanour - and has been ordered to return to court on 1 July (13).
At press time Furlong was still behind bars - he was initially released on 18 May (13), but returned to jail on 10 June (13) after a Los Angeles judge ruled his bail was too low.
It has been a tough week for stars who have played John Connor in the Terminator movies - Nick Stahl has been placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold after he was hospitalised in Los Angeles.
The Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines star, who has long struggled with drugs and alcohol abuse, was admitted to a medical centre in the early hours of Tuesday (18Jun13).

Embattled actor Edward Furlong has been released from a Los Angeles jail after posting $100,000 (£64,516) bail. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was arrested on Thursday (16May13) for allegedly violating a restraining order obtained by his ex-girlfriend Monica Keena, after he was found in a stairwell close to her West Hollywood home.
He spent two nights behind bars before being released on Saturday afternoon (18May13), reports the Associated Press.
The 35 year old is no stranger to police - in March (13), he was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for refusing to stay away from Keena, although he was freed soon after the sentence was handed down.
He had also been arrested twice before for using force against his former lover, which violated the three-year probation he was sentenced to in 2010 for breaking a civil protective order obtained by his estranged wife, Rachael Kneeland.

Troubled actor Edward Furlong has been arrested again after allegedly breaking a restraining order. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was sentenced to 180 days jail in March (13) for violating the terms of his probation stemming from a 2010 offence of breaking a protective order obtained by his estranged wife Rachael Kneeland.
He was freed soon after the sentence was handed down but was back in custody on Thursday night (16May13) after again breaking the terms of the order during a bust-up with his ex, according to TMZ.com.
Furlong was taken in by cops after he was reportedly found cowering in a stairwell near Kneeland's home in West Hollywood, California.
He is due to stand trial in June (13) on a charge of domestic battery, stemming from a separate incident.

Troubled actor Edward Furlong has pleaded not guilty to a domestic battery charge stemming from his arrest in October (12) over an alleged bust-up with his girlfriend. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was at Los Angeles International Airport with an unidentified woman when he reportedly grabbed her during an argument.
Furlong entered a not guilty plea in court on Friday (26Apr13) and a trial date was set for June (13).
Last month (Mar13), the embattled former child star was sentenced to 180 days behind bars for violating the terms of his probation, but he has already been released, according to TMZ.com.
The 35 year old was placed on three years' probation back in 2010 for violating a civil protective order obtained by his estranged wife Rachael Kneeland.

The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was taken into custody after allegedly shoving an unnamed woman at a residence in Los Angeles on Sunday (13Jan13).
He was denied bail at a hearing on Tuesday (14Jan13), and he has been dealt another blow after producers behind his new film, Other Plans, decided to let him go.
In a letter to Furlong's rep, obtained by TMZ.com, they state: "Given Edward's current status as being in jail awaiting arraignment on two charges of criminal domestic violence... we are no longer able to engage his services for the film as per our agreement."
Producer Joe Eckardt also tells the website that the project had already "suffered way too long waiting for (Furlong) to be clear of his legal issues." He adds, "It's time to move on now and make our film without him."
Furlong was arrested twice on similar domestic violence charges last year (12).

The Terminator 2: Judgment Day star was taken into custody after allegedly shoving an unnamed woman at a residence in Los Angeles and was held on $50,000 (£31,250) bail.
He also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, stemming from a previous domestic violence incident.
Furlong appeared in court on Tuesday (15Jan13) and denied the domestic violence charge but was denied bail.
A new hearing date has been set for 25 January (13).

Summary

A decade after his star-making role in James Cameron's action blockbuster "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), former teen actor Edward Furlong's rap sheet and reported drug use served as a cautionary tale of the downside of young success in Hollywood. Teen magazines turned Furlong into an idol following the success of "T2," but the novice actor went on to earn the genuine respect of critics for a number of performances as hardened yet fragile teens in "American Heart" (1993) as well as "American History X" (1998), a graphic and controversial drama about young neo-Nazi brothers. Furlong was afforded a few opportunities to showcase a surprisingly funny and lighthearted, awkward charm in John Waters' "Pecker" (1998) and the rock 'n' roll cult hit, "Detroit Rock City" (1999), but by the time the actor reached 20 years old, it was clear that his life off-camera bore an unfortunate similarity to the conflicted, searching characters he embodied so well. From the box office top shelf, Furlong would slide into the junior leagues with a parade of straight-to-video horror films that elicited as much sympathy as Furlong's troubled teen roles, but for different reasons.

Met when they co-starred in "Jimmy & Judy" (2005); Married April 19, 2006; Bella filed for divorce in July 2009; She was granted a temporary restraining order against Furlong in September 2009, after complaining his drug use was out of control and he had become violent towards her

Met while filming "Terminator 2" (1991); Became involved when she tutored him in "A Home of Our Own" (1993); Lived together from 1993-98; Split in 1999 with Domac suing Furlong for part of his earnings

Ethan Furlong

Son

Born Sept. 21, 2006; mother, Rachael Bella

Sean Furlong

Uncle

Half-brother of Eleanor Torres; Furlong moved in with him and Nancy Tafoya in summer of 1990; Won guardianship in September 1991; Lost it to his mother in August 1993

Became involved during filming "Detroit Rock City" (1999); Broke up in summer 2000

Nancy Tafoya

Aunt

Sister of Eleanor Torres; Furlong moved in with her and Sean Furlong in summer of 1990; Won guardianship in September 1991; lost it to his mother in August 1993

Eleanor Tafoya Torres

Mother

Moises Torres

Step-Father

Separated from Furlong's mother in 1989

Bobby Torres

Half-Brother

Younger; son of Eleanor and Moises Torres

Education

Name

Elliot Junior High School

South Pasadena Junior High School

Notes

"When [newspapers and magazines] talk about me, it has nothing to do with my career, so I'm like, whatever. Fans are what matters. Fans I like. Those are the people that go to the movies, pay for the tickets and get me the parts." – Furlong quoted in Movieline magazine, March 1996

Following his teen idol-making role in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), Furlong released an album in Japan he later described as "the exact opposite of rock" and "a bad mistake." The actor said he had no further musical aspirations, although he did later study piano.

He reportedly entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the fall of 2000.

In September 2009 Furlong's wife Rachael Bella alleged that he was put "in lockdown after threatening suicide."

On Aug. 13, 2010, Furlong's wife obtained a temporary restraining order against the actor after he allegedly left her threatening voicemails. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge instructed Furlong to stay at least 100 yards away from Bella and their 3-year-old son Ethan.

On Jan. 11, 2011, Furlong was arrested for violating a restraining order keeping him away from his estranged wife.

Furlong was arrested on Oct. 30, 2012 at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly grabbing his girlfriend's arm. The actor was taken into custody and charged with felony domestic violence. He was again charged with a domestic violence attack on her that occurred on Nov. 21, 2012. Furlong was arrested a third time in January 2013 on suspicion of attacking his girlfriend. In March 2013, he was sentenced to six months in jail for violating probation.